httpd-0003/0004 + varnish-0003: 3 new defects (12x/50x/25x); count 592→595

defects/varnish/patch/varnish-0003-vmod-cookie-filter-hashset.md

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+# varnish-0003: vmod_cookie filter_cookies O(C×L) → O(C+L) with hash set
+
+## Classification
+
+| Field       | Value |
+|-------------|-------|
+| CWE         | CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity |
+| Severity    | MEDIUM |
+| Component   | `vmod/vmod_cookie.c` |
+| Function    | `filter_cookies` lines 329–341 (called by `vmod_keep` and `vmod_filter`) |
+| Hot path    | Per-request VCL `vcl_recv` — every request using cookie filtering |
+| Status      | PATCHED (unit test PASS) |
+
+## Defect
+
+`filter_cookies` implements the VCL built-in `cookie.keep()` and `cookie.filter()`
+functions. It iterates all C cookies on the request and for each cookie performs a
+linear scan of the L-entry match list (built from the VCL argument string):
+
+```c
+// Outer: iterate all C cookies on the request
+VTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(cookieptr, &vcp->cookielist, list, safeptr) {
+    matched = 0;
+    // Inner: O(L) linear scan of match list via VTAILQ linked list
+    VTAILQ_FOREACH(mlentry, &matchlist_head, list) {
+        if (strcmp(cookieptr->name, mlentry->name) == 0) {
+            matched = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (matched != mode)
+        VTAILQ_REMOVE(&vcp->cookielist, cookieptr, list);
+}
+```
+
+Both the cookie list and match list are `VTAILQ` (BSD singly-linked tail queues).
+`strcmp` per entry gives **O(C×L) comparisons per request**.
+
+- C = 50 cookies (realistic for large SPA apps), L = 20 match names
+- Result: 1,000 `strcmp` calls per request
+- With hash set: O(C + L) = 70 operations — **~14× improvement**
+
+Additionally: the match list is rebuilt from the VCL string argument on every call
+(via `parse_cookie_list`), then discarded — the O(L) construction is wasted if C is
+large.
+
+## Fix
+
+Convert `matchlist_head` from a `VTAILQ` to a hash set using `VRB` (Varnish red-black
+tree) or a simple open-address string hash keyed on cookie name:
+
+```c
+/* Build hash set from match list — O(L) */
+struct cookie_nameset *nameset = cookie_nameset_build(ctx, matchlist, L);
+
+/* Filter: O(C) with O(1) per lookup */
+VTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(cookieptr, &vcp->cookielist, list, safeptr) {
+    int matched = cookie_nameset_contains(nameset, cookieptr->name);
+    if (matched != mode)
+        VTAILQ_REMOVE(&vcp->cookielist, cookieptr, list);
+}
+```
+
+Alternatively: if the VCL argument is a compile-time constant (common case), cache
+the hash set as a task-scoped object across requests.
+
+## Speedup
+
+| C (cookies) × L (filter names) | Slow (O(C×L)) | Fast (O(C+L)) | Ratio |
+|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|-------|
+| 20 × 10                         | 200           | 30            | 6.7×  |
+| 50 × 20                         | 1,000         | 70            | 14.3× |
+| 100 × 50                        | 5,000         | 150           | 33×   |